The Faroes • Hacker News Board

Re: The Faroes

#61

Post by throwup238 » Fri, Oct 03, 2025, 8:56 PM UTC

taneq wrote: post #59

Etheryte wrote: post #55

Would've thought trying to block right-clicking on pictures died in the 90s, yet here we are. Trying to stop someone on the internet from saving pictures you've explicitly served them on your website isn't the silliest thing I can think of, but it's definitely up there.

I mean, there's always Snipping Tool but the images are more authentic in the original JPEG.

The originals are relatively high res too so better to just use inspector.

Sheep! https://photos.smugmug.com/Faroe2025/n-brbsQb/Faroeselected/...

Re: The Faroes

#62

Post by GeoAtreides » Fri, Oct 03, 2025, 8:59 PM UTC

fouronnes3 wrote: post #6

Unfortunately home to grindadrap [0], one of the most cruel traditions in the world where hundreds of white dolphins are hunted with high speed motor boats and painfully slaughtered for sport. [0] https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/slaughter-dolp...

That's the reason I will never visit the islands. I can't do much, but I sure can't give them my money

Re: The Faroes

#63

Post by Electricniko » Fri, Oct 03, 2025, 9:03 PM UTC

handzhiev wrote: post #22

Gys wrote: post #20

No trees at all on any of these photos, except for one photo which seems to be part of a garden (and maybe it is only larger bushes). I would feel very depressed by that alone.

It's too windy for trees there, similarly to large parts of Iceland. People could probably plant trees that are not high - I don't know what species will feel good in this climate though.

Both the Faroes and Iceland had trees before the vikings arrived and deforested the land, with birch being the most predominant species. But yeah, the wind makes it hard to bring a forest back once it's gone. The rewilding youtube channel Mossy Earth just released a video a couple days ago on their efforts to bring back some birch forests in Iceland:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-pT56a5ZUc

Re: The Faroes

#64

Post by codingdave » Fri, Oct 03, 2025, 9:08 PM UTC

rkomorn wrote: post #25

kakacik wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do you mean eating horses is not OK, in Switzerland we have plenty of horse butchers, you can find horse meat products like salami in all bigger supermarkets. Its not consumed in same amounts as beef for sure, but its not shunned by most. And yes there is no logical reason to eat beef (especially calves if we consider the cuteness factor) but not horses, horse meat is even healtier.

I'm not sure how "it's okay in !" is really relevant, TBH. There are plenty of places where it's not considered okay by a significant portion of the population, so it's a pretty valid to use it as an example of an inconsistency.

Cultural bias is definitely relevant in a discussion about why people do or do not choose to hunt and/or eat specific meats.

Re: The Faroes

#65

Post by littlekey » Fri, Oct 03, 2025, 9:15 PM UTC

Etheryte wrote: post #55

Would've thought trying to block right-clicking on pictures died in the 90s, yet here we are. Trying to stop someone on the internet from saving pictures you've explicitly served them on your website isn't the silliest thing I can think of, but it's definitely up there.

To play devil's advocate, I can understand the mindset. People don't think in terms of servers and clients. This is more of a digital art gallery, and you wouldn't go and grab a photo off the wall at a real life art gallery.

Re: The Faroes

#66

Post by ninalanyon » Fri, Oct 03, 2025, 9:17 PM UTC

Etheryte wrote: post #55

Would've thought trying to block right-clicking on pictures died in the 90s, yet here we are. Trying to stop someone on the internet from saving pictures you've explicitly served them on your website isn't the silliest thing I can think of, but it's definitely up there.

In Firefox go to Tools|Page Info. Click on the Media tab. Select the image you want in the list box and click the Save As .. button.

Re: The Faroes

#67

Post by chermi » Fri, Oct 03, 2025, 9:17 PM UTC

Electricniko wrote: post #63

handzhiev wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's too windy for trees there, similarly to large parts of Iceland. People could probably plant trees that are not high - I don't know what species will feel good in this climate though.

Both the Faroes and Iceland had trees before the vikings arrived and deforested the land, with birch being the most predominant species. But yeah, the wind makes it hard to bring a forest back once it's gone. The rewilding youtube channel Mossy Earth just released a video a couple days ago on their efforts to bring back some birch forests in Iceland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-pT56a5ZUc

Was it just for fuel? I don't imagine birch being sufficiently large for shipbuilding. Were there larger diameter trees?

Re: The Faroes

#68

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Oct 03, 2025, 9:22 PM UTC

Etheryte wrote: post #55

Would've thought trying to block right-clicking on pictures died in the 90s, yet here we are. Trying to stop someone on the internet from saving pictures you've explicitly served them on your website isn't the silliest thing I can think of, but it's definitely up there.

[deleted]

Re: The Faroes

#69

Post by mordechai9000 » Fri, Oct 03, 2025, 9:22 PM UTC

bazoom42 wrote: post #36

fouronnes3 wrote: post #6

Unfortunately home to grindadrap [0], one of the most cruel traditions in the world where hundreds of white dolphins are hunted with high speed motor boats and painfully slaughtered for sport. [0] https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/slaughter-dolp...

> one of the most cruel traditions Not as cruel as factory farming though. I find it weird how people obsess over grind when pigs are treated a lot worse at a hugely larger scale. Maybe the problem is it is out in the open?

I think dolphins fall into the category of charismatic megafauna.

Re: The Faroes

#70

Post by Electricniko » Fri, Oct 03, 2025, 9:39 PM UTC

chermi wrote: post #67

Electricniko wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Both the Faroes and Iceland had trees before the vikings arrived and deforested the land, with birch being the most predominant species. But yeah, the wind makes it hard to bring a forest back once it's gone. The rewilding youtube channel Mossy Earth just released a video a couple days ago on their efforts to bring back some birch forests in Iceland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-pT56a5ZUc

Was it just for fuel? I don't imagine birch being sufficiently large for shipbuilding. Were there larger diameter trees?

Fuel and settlement activity (shelter, fencing, farmland, etc), I don't think there would have been much wood worthy of shipbuilding, at least compared to their traditional ships.